Na Li vs Aravane Rezai — Birmingham Semi-final

Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 June 2010
grass
FRA
Aravane Rezai
39 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
Li N.
6-1 3-6 6-3
Rezai A.
Li N.
6362
Rezai A.
1631

Na Li defeated Aravane Rezai 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Birmingham semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Na Li extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-06-08BirminghamR16grassNa Li7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Rezai A.

Rezai A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Li N.

Serve advantage — Li N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Li N.Rezai A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Rezai A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
82
21
Break points saved·Dominant
89
43
Break points won·Dominant
96
57
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
32
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
55

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Li N.
Sharapova M.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Li N.
Rezai A.
6-13-66-3
Sharapova M.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-4
Rezai A.
Errani S.
7-627-5
Li N.
Kanepi K.
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-756-46-3
R16
Kanepi K.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-26-2
Errani S.
Erakovic M.
7-656-4
Rezai A.
Lucic M.
7-56-3
Li N.
Kerber A.
4-66-37-5
Sharapova M.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-1
Karatantcheva S.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-736-2
Wickmayer Y.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Chakvetadze A.
4-67-56-1
R32
Wickmayer Y.
Robson L.
7-56-4
Errani S.
Perry S.
6-24-66-1
Chakvetadze A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Wozniak A.
6-26-4
Tanasugarn T.
Mirza S.
4-67-56-1
Karatantcheva S.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-4
Rybarikova M.
Makarova K.
7-54-67-65
Kudryavtseva A.
King V.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-06-3
Li N.
Keothavong A.
6-26-4
Kerber A.
Morita A.
6-17-67
Larcher De Brito M.
Govortsova O.
6-14-67-5
Rezai A.
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Lucic M.
Sprem K.
6-35-77-63
Erakovic M.
Craybas J.
3-66-46-4
Kanepi K.
Gajdosova J.
7-657-5
R64
Kanepi K.
Baltacha E.
6-10-0
Rybarikova M.
Kulikova R.
5-72-2
Robson L.
Voegele S.
6-40-1
Kudryavtseva A.
Watson H.
6-46-3
Makarova K.
Chang K.
6-36-3
Keothavong A.
Parmentier P.
4-67-57-5
Larcher De Brito M.
Dzehalevich E.
6-24-66-3
Morita A.
Camerin M.
6-23-66-2
Kerber A.
Doi M.
6-33-66-3
Gajdosova J.
Coin J.
7-642-66-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Zahlavova S.
7-654-66-0
Chakvetadze A.
South M.
3-66-46-4
Perry S.
Broady N.
6-46-4
Craybas J.
Ferguson S.
7-54-67-63
Erakovic M.
Czink M.
7-56-4
Sprem K.
Barrois K.
5-77-657-64
Lucic M.
Duque Marino M.
6-16-2
Rodionova A.
Krajicek M.
6-36-3
Mattek Sands B.
Brianti A.
4-66-46-2
King V.
Flipkens K.
6-46-0
Karatantcheva S.
Obrien K.
6-36-4
Mirza S.
Chan Y.
6-16-4
Tanasugarn T.
Osterloh L.
6-26-2
Wozniak A.
Molik A.
7-56-1